Creation Date

1850-1860

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Portrait of Lawrence "Larry" Connors was a log driver and lumberman who was born about 1835 in County Galway, Ireland. He married Rebecca Alice Johnston, the daughter of Victor and Peace Hathorn Johnston. Father of Mary Elvira (Connors) Inman and grandfather of Edward C. Sullivan (1901-1986) who provided this image to the archives. Larry Connors was killed in June 1868 while breaking a log jam at Ripogenus Gorge West Branch of Penobscot River. According to the notice of his death in the June 12, 1868 issue of The Union and Journal newspaper, Biddeford, Maine, "While breaking a jam a log flew round by the force of the water, and striking Connors killed him instantly." Negative no. 8065. Source: Edward C. Sullivan. was a log driver and lumberman who was born about 1835 in County Galway, Ireland. He married Rebecca Alice Johnston, the daughter of Victor and Peace Hathorn Johnston. Father of Mary Elvira (Connors) Inman and grandfather of Edward C. Sullivan (1901-1986) who provided this image to the archives. Larry Connors was killed in June 1868 while breaking a log jam at Ripogenus Gorge West Branch of Penobscot River. According to the notice of his death in the June 12, 1868 issue of The Union and Journal newspaper, Biddeford, Maine, "While breaking a jam a log flew round by the force of the water, and striking Connors killed him instantly." Negative no. 8065. Source: Edward C. Sullivan.

Topic

Maine History

Collection

MF064

Series Number

NA1107

Identifier

p00936

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Maine history, Veazie Maine

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